Recent content by Wriggle Wyrm

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    No Right Answer: Best Candy Ever

    My favorites are these peanut butter taffy treats that came in black and orange wrappers and where only available during Halloween, sadly I haven't seen them in stores for years. I was also always partial to candy corn, I can see why people don't care for it but I don't understand all of the...
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    The Big Picture: Schlocktober 2013: Dead Heat

    I remember watching this movie years ago and it was wonderful. My favorite thing about it is far from wallowing in misery, it manages to maintain a rather disturbingly upbeat tone, even when what?s happening to the characters is utterly horrific.
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    Movie Defense Force: Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

    I always thought that the original Blair Witch wasn?t a very good film. While they probably shouldn?t have made a sequel at all, I can completely understand why the film makers went with a more traditional type of movie. All the original really had going for it, was the gimmick that the...
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    Hitman: Absolution May Require "Purchase" of Free Online Pass

    It?s pretty likely that this is somewhat connected with all the controversy and flack they got with the pre-generated paths and the nun incident. The game was already made so instead of having more people storming their offices with torches and pitchforks or going to all the time and trouble of...
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    The Big Picture: That's No Moon

    Meh, so now Disney is going to be milking the franchise instead of Lucas. I?m sure they will make some competent films but that?s about it. For me, the magic is gone and Star Wars is done. It was played out with Return of the Jedi and then irreparably damaged by the prequels and crappy...
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    Let's Remake Star Wars

    To be honest, despite all the talk of Stars Wars being a universal hero?s journey, I don?t think it would ?work? in today?s world, at least not with American audiences. The originals were something of a product of their times. The USSR was a looming threat and the Second World War was more...
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    No Right Answer: Worst Third Movie of a Series Ever

    I have to admit that I?m a little torn on which is worse, they?re both just so god-awful in their own way. By the way, does anyone know of any 3rd movies that are at least as good as their predecessors? With the exception of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade I can?t think of any.
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    UK Internet Pirate Goes to Jail for Long Time

    Correct me if I?m wrong but it seems to me that this guy wasn?t even pursued by government. From what I?ve seen, it looks like everything from the gathering of evidence to the prosecution itself was all done by or at the behest of this FACT organization, a corporate cooperative with every...
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    Movie Trailers: Red Dawn - Trailer

    Yeah I was thinking the same thing, just change local to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan or any of the half dozen other places the US is bombing right now and you have the perfect anti-American propaganda film. I kind of wonder if the movie will slip this in, in an ironic sort of way or try to play...
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    Jimquisition: The Positive Side to Punching Nuns

    I really loved the Hitman series but I don't like this preview at all. The thing that bothers me most isn't so much that it sexualized the nuns or killed them, but that it both sexualized AND killed them. Seriously, I don't mind some fan service or violence but when you combine them together in...
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    Jimquisition: You Should Be Mad at Diablo III's Always Online DRM

    While he had a lot on his plate, I'm surprised Jim didn't bring up that even with good online support, players don't really own the game they paid over $60 for. Since online support won't last forever, they're effectively just paying for the privilege of renting it. I can play my old PS 1 copy...
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    The Big Picture: Future Assembly

    I think Hollywood already has a big enough problem with derivative sequels, prequels and remakes without adding crossovers to the mix. Besides, outside of a superhero movie it doesn?t make any sense. Superman and Batman together would be awesome, whereas the Indiana Jones Ark in the 10...
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    Nothing Sacred

    I don?t believe that?s a very good example. You?re probably thinking about self-denigrating more than anything else. Anyways, I doubt we?ll see any good examples in Star Wars, since Lucus doesn?t come across as the type to admit fault (humorously or otherwise).
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    Nothing Sacred

    Yeah, I don't think it's very funny and it has nothing to do with Star Wars being sacred or an outcry at the debasement cultural icons or any of that stuff. It?s just that the series has become such a joke this last decade or so, that there isn?t any more room the make fun of it. It?s already...
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    The Big Picture: Found in Translation

    Of course they had a script. One script they kept on using over and over again until the pages fell out and they had to end the series without any sort of resolution but still... Seriously though, the DVD release sounds awesome. I tried to find this series before but only found a couple of...